The effect of eating motivation on adherence to the Mediterranean diet, glycemia and lipid profile in individuals with type 2 diabetes.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of eating motivation on Mediterranean diet adherence, glycemia and lipid profile in individuals with type 2 diabetes. A questionnaire consisting of general information, eating motivation scale and Mediterranean diet adherence scale was applied to 400 individuals with diabetes. Height, weight, plasma glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoprotein and high density lipoprotein values were measured.

Can serum granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and CCL17 levels be a marker of disease activation in spondyloarthritis?

Objectives: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate if serum levels of granulocytemacrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and CC chemokine ligand 17 (CCL17) correlate with disease activity in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and peripheral spondyloarthritis (pSpA) patients.

Patients And Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted with 80 individuals (48 females, 32 males; mean age: 47.7±11.

Predictive role of peak VO for short- and long-term major adverse cardiac events in patients with high cardiovascular risk.

Background: The objective of this study was to assess the accuracy of VO measurements in predicting long-term major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) in patients with high cardiovascular risk.

Methods: Based on a 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk score, 333 patients with high cardiovascular risk were included in this retrospective analysis. The study endpoint was MACEs, comprising all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, non-fatal myocardial infarction or stroke, and coronary revascularization.

The association between the coping attitudes and compulsive online buying behaviors of nurses.

Aim: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the coping attitudes and compulsive online buying behaviors of nurses.

Methods: This descriptive and correlational study was conducted with 253 nurses working in a research and training hospital in Istanbul between June and December 2022. Data were collected using a 'Participant Information Form', the 'Coping Attitudes Assessment Scale (R-COPE)', and the 'Compulsive Online Shopping Scale (COSS)'.

Inflammatory markers in systemic immune-inflammatory index and inflammatory response index to predict early pregnancy loss.

Objectives: To uncover the predictive value of systemic immune-inflammatory index (SII) and systemic inflammatory response index (SIRI) on early pregnancy loss.

Methods: A total of 535 individuals were enrolled in this retrospective analysis. The early pregnancy losses (EPL) group included patients between 18-35 years old who experienced EPL.

Effective diagnosis of sacroiliitis in children: evaluating magnetic resonance imaging with the Canadian scoring system.

Objectives: To reveal the differences by comparing the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of patients with clinically symptomatic sacroiliitis with those undergoing sacroiliac imaging for other reasons using the Canadian Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium-Sacroiliac Inflammatory Scoring System (SPARCC-SIS).

Methods: In this retrospective single-center study, sacroiliac MRIs performed between 2017 and 2023 were evaluated from the database. The SPARCC-SIS scoring system is used to evaluate and grade the inflammation of the sacroiliac joints.

Citrate anticoagulation and systemic heparin anticoagulation during continuous renal replacement therapy among critically-ill children.

Bakcground: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of citrate versus heparin anticoagulation for CRRT in critically-ill children.

Methods: This retrospective comparative cohort reviewed the clinical records of critically-ill children undergoing CRRT with either RCA or systemic heparin anticoagulation. The primary outcome measure was hemofilter survival time.

Is ChatGPT an Accurate and Reliable Source of Information for Patients with Vaccine and Statin Hesitancy?

Objective: Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT) is an artificial intelligence (AI) language model that is trained to respond to questions across a wide range of topics. Our aim is to elucidate whether it would be beneficial for patients who are hesitant about vaccines and statins to use ChatGPT.

Methods: This cross-sectional and observational study was conducted from March 2 to March 30, 2023, using OpenAI ChatGPT-3.

Evaluation of the prognostic nutritional index (PNI) as a tool for assessing disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Objectives: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease of unknown exact cause, characterized by chronic inflammation. The prognostic nutritional index (PNI), reflecting albumin concentration and lymphocyte count, is a newly established inflammation-based nutritional score. This study aimed to determine the relationship between PNI and disease activity in RA patients.

Effect of bladder volume and compliance on ultrasonographic measurement of bladder wall thickness in children with neurogenic bladder dysfunction.

Background: Spina bifida is the most common cause of neurogenic bladder dysfunction in children. Measurement of bladder wall thickness (BWT) is non-invasive, low-cost, and may be complementary to urodynamics in demonstrating bladder condition. It is still unknown the wall thickness response to volume change in bladders with different compliance states.

Effects of an Impaired Fasting Glucose on the Left Atrial Strain Evaluated by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography.

: Similar to diabetes, the presence of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function (DD) has been reported in various studies which were conducted with people with a diagnosis of an impaired fasting blood glucose (FBG). This study aimed to examine the effects of the fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels on the left atrial strain (LAS) estimated by two-dimensional echocardiography speckle tracking analyses in patients without known diabetes. : The study included 148 participants (74 female and 74 male) without a history of diabetes mellitus or chronic disease.

The Impact of Contrast Spread Patterns to Clinical Outcomes of Cervical Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injection: An Observational Study.

Aim: To investigate the relationship between epidural contrast spread patterns, and the treatment success of cervical interlaminar epidural steroid injection (CIESI) for cervical radicular pain.

Material And Methods: A total of 76 patients aged between 20 and 60 years who had neck and unilateral upper limb pain due to a single-level disc herniation at C5-C6 or C6-C7 were included. Severity of pain and disability were assessed with Numerical Rating Scale (NRS-11) and Neck Pain Disability Scale (NPDS) at baseline, three weeks, and three months after the treatment.

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet-to-lymphocyte Ratio in the Patients with Euthyroid Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.

Objective: This study aimed to compare the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) values in patients with euthyroid Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) with healthy control subjects.

Methods: This was a single-center, retrospective, cross-sectional study conducted on obese patients aged 18 years and over. The medical records of patients who presented with complaints of being overweight at the obesity clinic between April 2017 and May 2019 were examined.

The prevalence and topographic distribution of penile calcification in a large cohort: a retrospective cross-sectional study.

The prevalence of penile calcification in the population remains uncertain. This retrospective multicenter study aimed to determine the prevalence and characteristics of penile calcification in a large cohort of male patients undergoing non-contrast pelvic tomography. A total of 14 545 scans obtained from 19 participating centers between 2016 and 2022 were retrospectively analyzed within a 3-months period.

MRI reliability in pediatric abdominal lymph node metastases?

Background: Although positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) is an effective imaging method used in the detection of lymph node metastases, repeated imaging increases X-ray exposure, especially in pediatric patients. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may detect abdominal lymph nodes and provide subtle anatomic detail, and functional information without radiation.

Purpose: To evaluate the reliability of MRI in detecting lymph node metastases in pediatric abdominal malignancies and to determine whether X-ray dose can be reduced by comparing its effectiveness with PET-CT.

The role of Extracellular Genomic Materials (EGMs) in psychiatric disorders.

Extracellular Genomic Materials (EGMs) are the nucleic acids secreted or released from all types of cells by endogenous or exogenous stimuli through varying mechanisms into the extracellular region and inevitably to all biological fluids. EGMs could be found as free, protein-bound, and/ or with vesicles. EGMs can potentially have immunophenotypic and/or genotypic characteristics of a cell of origin, travel to distant organs, and interact with the new microenvironment.

The effect of bioelectric impedance analysis on the success of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.

Bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA) is a non-invasive method that can show the distribution of fatty and lean mass of the body. In this study, we aimed to determine the effect of BIA on extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) success. Our secondary aim was to determine the factors predicting transition from a single SWL session to multiple sessions.